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0 Antisemitism Television/Film

London police are ‘reviewing’ video of Helen Mirren being called ‘an evil Zionist’

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 29 May

Actress Helen Mirren was targeted with antisemitic verbal abuse on a London street, where she was called an "evil Zionist" due to her support for Israel.

0 Antisemitism Television/Film

London police are ‘reviewing’ video of Helen Mirren being called ‘an evil Zionist’

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 29 May

British actress Helen Mirren was the target of antisemitic verbal abuse recorded on video, which London police are currently reviewing.

0 Antisemitism Communities

London police investigating fire at another synagogue, amid string of arsons

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 5 May

In a troubling development for London's Jewish community, a series of arson attacks have been reported, the latest targeting the disused Nelson Street Synagogue in the East End.

0 History Culture

For Europe's Jews, owning grand homes symbolized not just wealth, but equality

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 1 Nov 2024

Jewish Country Houses, co-edited by Abigail Green, explores the significance of grand homes owned by Jewish families across Europe, which symbolized not just wealth but newfound equality and social status in societies that historically excluded Jews.